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Alaska Airlines has fancy new planes
and they are flying them to Europe this summer!
Fly Alaska Airlines lie-flat business class on their new 787-9s for as low as 57.5k points one-way between Seattle and Rome. Dates in July and August!!
Dates with 2+ business class seats
SEA-FCO
July: 4, 5-8, 10, 11, 18
August: 11, 17, 20
FCO-SEA
June: 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 23
July: 4, 6-8, 10, 15, 24, 31
August: 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30
September: 2
Cost breakdown
Alaska Airlines: 95k points + $6-65 in tax/fees. Fully refundable
Transfer Partners: Bilt
American Airlines: 57.5k points + $6-65 in tax/fees. Fully refundable
Transfer Partners: Citi
Qantas: 108k points + $29-880 in tax/fees. 5k points deducted to change flight, 6k points to cancel. Apparently Qantas wants €758 in tax/fees to fly from Rome to Seattle???
Transfer Partners: Amex, Capital One, Citi
In theory, could book via JAL for 60k points each way (Bilt & Rove transfer 1:1, Capital One transfer 4:3 rate) but wasn’t showing up when I searched.
How to search and book?
Use American Airline’s award calendar to quickly find dates. Put in destination and summer date, # of passengers, and check “Redeem miles”. Then search.
Source: American Airlines
After searching, click on the “Calendar” option on the top right to pull up calendar view.
Source: American Airlines
Then you will want to filter for direct flights, and in business/first class only. Then look for dates with 57.5k points availability. These are business class flights on Alaska Airlines.
Source: American Airlines
Cabin details
Alaska Airlines is flying a 787-9 on this route. The business class cabin features a 1-2-1 layout and the seats have doors!
Review of SEA-LHR flight (Upgraded Points)
Source: Aerolopa (left); Alaska Airlines (right)
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About Find Flights for Me.
I started the idea of Find Flights for Me back in 2023 to help educate and inspire people to use their credit card points more effectively, with a focus on using points to fly business and first class flights.
When I’m not working on Wall Street or searching for flight deals, you can find me planning for my upcoming wedding, enjoying local restaurants, helping my parents book their next trip, traveling internationally, or visiting friends/family in NYC, Philadelphia, or DC.